Disaster: What Kind of Ridiculous Rule Is This?

Both of them stopped in their tracks, followed by silence, a long silence.

"I like you."

These four words stunned Disaster. She looked at Kosma, her first thought being, "Did I hear that right? Has this blockhead finally come to his senses?"

After saying those four words, Kosma fell silent. He looked at Disaster, then blushed and looked away.

(I actually said it... I just blurted it out in a moment of impulse... Although I'm confident in my own feelings, it's possible that Disaster doesn't have those feelings for me... Besides, our relationship hasn't really recovered yet...)

In his previous life, Kosmo's feelings for Desdovia were more like the hazy emotions between young girls. Desdovia realized her own feelings earlier than Kosmo, but Kosmo only became aware of them after the Eighth Herrscher incident.

"Amo ..." Disaster began.

(Was the trial conducted...?)

"Could you... say it again?"

"Huh?" Kosma looked at Disaster was also blushing, with a blank expression.

Meeting Shao's astonished gaze, Disaster put her hands behind her back, stood on one foot and drew circles on the ground, and said softly, "I... want to hear you say what you just said again."

Kosma looked at Disaster, swallowed hard, and began to analyze the situation frantically in his mind.

(Does Disaster mean... I didn't explain clearly? No, her expression doesn't suggest she didn't hear me. So... why listen again? What's the purpose? Or is there some special significance? If Kuangfeng were here, he might know.)

Seeing that Kosma remained silent, Disaster knew that the other was pondering the meaning of her words. This Amo was really something...

Well, the fact that he could utter those four words is already the limit of what he can do.

Disaster didn't expect Kosma to say anything particularly romantic. In fact, the very idea of Kosma confessing his feelings was fantastical enough, especially since the two of them had just had a fight, although things had eased up a bit when they played games at Sakura's house earlier...

Disaster took a deep breath, her hands behind her back clenching secretly. Since Amo had said those words with such determination, she had to take them seriously. She tried to put on a smile that was exactly as she had expected, and said, "Hmph, do you know what you said to your senior sister?"

Kosma was taken aback.

(What did I say to my senior...? Does this sentence have any special meaning?)

Disaster first lowered her head slightly, then immediately raised her head and smiled at Kosma, saying, "Since you said that, you should also be prepared to take responsibility for it, right?"

Kosma looked at Disaster and inexplicably recalled what Zhu Yufeng had said to him when he returned from a mission: "No matter what you think, remember to pay attention to how much time you have left before you become a wife. Fire Moth do not recommend early romance."

Kosma suddenly realized.

(Is this what you mean by "coming to Disaster"? Indeed, this is a very serious question... Although I experienced a lifetime in my previous life, my physical age is still the same as Disaster's now... But speaking of which... Fire Moth have any rules about this kind of thing? Maybe it's because I never had such thoughts in my previous life, nor did I ever try it, so I don't know...)

"Indeed, I'm not mature enough yet, and perhaps I don't have the capacity to bear or accept this feeling. Besides, we just had a fight, and it's normal that you can't accept it right away," Kosma said. "So... I can wait."

Disaster: "???"

What is Amo saying?

Feeling a sense that something was about to happen, Disaster coughed lightly and said, "I mean..."

"I understand, Disaster," Kosma thought he could answer first. "After all, the Fire Moth don't support early relationships, and judging from the experience in similar books, teenage relationships aren't stable enough. But I still hope you can trust me."

Disaster: "???"

The Fire Moth has such rules? She... she went back and flipped through the rulebook! And... Amo would read this kind of book? Doesn't he only read Heroes books?

Since Kosma had already said so much, Disaster couldn't say anything else, but to avoid the other party from overthinking, Disaster still said, "Okay, I'll wait until your birthday to hear you say that sentence again. It's settled then?"

Kosma looked puzzled. "I have no problem with it, and I can understand the confession again that day, but... why did you ask me to say it for the first time?"

Disaster: "..."

Could she say it was because she hadn't expected Kosma to hit such a perfect shot, and therefore wasn't mentally prepared and wanted to hear him say it a second time?

"Forget it, you blockhead wouldn't understand anyway, Amo." Disaster pretended to be helpless and rubbed her forehead to hide her shyness, but Kosma could still see through Disaster's attempt to conceal something at a glance.

(I wouldn't understand even if you explained? But your expression... it's clear you're hiding something.)

Before Kosma could speak again, Disaster blushed and spoke first, "Anyway, I'll wait for you too, because... I like you too Amo! So... um, I'll leave your previous words here for now."

She had already given up struggling. Kosma was the type who tended to overthink things, and if she didn't make things clearer, who knew how Kosma would interpret it?

For example, how did he even connect his own words to the idea that "Fire Moth" doesn't support early relationships?! His answer was clearly the typical response a girl would give when accepting a confession. How did he interpret it as him questioning her age? And speaking of age... she's not that much older Kosma...

Kosma was taken aback.

(Does Disaster mean... she was actually going to agree?)

"However, at first I thought you were going to apologize to me or something..." Disaster took a few steps back, "But it turned out to be this... Amo, remember, when you confess to a girl, you have to look her in the eye! Next time... remember to pay attention!"

Then Disaster turned and ran away.

Kosma stretched out his hand and stopped in mid-air, watching the girl's departing figure, and scratched his head.

(Confessing to a girl... do you really have to look her in the eye? It feels like that's harder than taking down a Herrscher... but after getting Disaster's reply, it seems like there's nothing to be afraid of anymore... Is this what Feng meant when he said that only by speaking out can you have the courage to face it? Although my knowledge and experience in this area are extremely lacking, and I can't guarantee that Feng will always give me advice, I still need to study a bit more when I get back tonight. That book... I haven't finished reading it yet because of time constraints...)

It was a teen novel. Kosma and Disaster had a conflict during a mission, and after returning to the base, Kosma looked for books of the same type, hoping to learn some experience from them.

(And, Eighth Herrscher Incident... I will definitely not let you repeat the same mistake, Disaster!)